I’ve had a wonderful morning although the two teenagers are home studying for their exams this week so I’ve had to share the computer today (my laptop died about a month ago and my second computer is now dead.. time for a new one).
Anyhow, I just wanted to share these awesome free business resources with you. 🙂
East Tech, this software is normally $49 but is free until Jan 31st, 2010 – it Securely and permanently erases unwanted data.
http://tinyurl.com/yzy5ajb
Quick Books Simple Start:
http://tinyurl.com/4junwp
Photoshop Alternative (free download):
http://www.gimp.org/downloads
Data Recovery if your Computer Crashes (like mine did ooy!)
http://www.easeus.com/giveaways/drw
expires Feb 1st, 2010
Creates partitions on your hard drive:
http://tinyurl.com/ybg9rn7
expires Feb 1st, 2010
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PS.. wonder how I get access to these great downloads? I don’t scurry the net, (too busy for that) I use ONE trusted resource.
Thanks for these resources, that data backup software is going to come in handy since my computer is starting to show signs of self destruction, lol. -Danny
Nice list. I can personally vouch for Gimp being a great alternative to Photoshop. I use it all the time, and haven’t found anything PS does that Gimp doesn’t. Granted I’m not a super user, or major graphic designer, but for 90% of the people out there it will probably suit their needs.
Matt
Even though the dates have past for accessing these w/ no charge they are well worth the investment. I don’t know anyone that hasn’t had their computer crash at the worst time possible 🙂
That is a great post – so many people will benefit from that. We have a list of free directories to list you business on our blog and our readers love that stuff.
Thanks for the resource…And good luck with your second PC…
As a fellow small business owner, just wanted to add my own comments on some of these as I am surprised how much we are using that is common.
Quick Books Simple Start edition is the accounts package I settled on after a lot of research and trying a few different programs. I have just upgraded to the paid version (there are some limits on the free one but they don’t affect you until you’ve gotten used to the program and are starting to push its limits) so I can add a few more suppliers.
I am an ex-photoshop user and was reluctant to switch over to Gimp but the price of getting a PS licence put me off – I haven’t looked back. GIMP is as easy to use as photoshop (once you get over a couple of minor quirks like it tends to want to sit low in the ‘z’ order of displayed windows) and I have been able to do everything I need for my business graphics using this program.
I have not tried the Easus data recovery program but I have used their partition master software which got me out of a nasty situation about a year ago so, once again, recommended.
Nice resource list. I will be checking out the other products since you clearly have excellent taste in these matters!
If you switch to GIMP why not try Open Office or even replace Windows itself with Linux. Ubuntu linux is a great distribution. No licence fees and No viruses.